I just finished an initial Business Partnership Session with two co-founders and long-time friends. Well, former friends. They’ve been in business together for over a dozen years. In that time, their business has undergone remarkable success and growth. However, all the pressures, disagreements, conflicts and arguments have been escalating to a near breaking point. Their…

You’ve already thought carefully about the pros and cons of partnership as a business structure as well as the alternatives and decided the benefits are worth the drawbacks. But now that you are about to jump into a new business with a colleague you might be having some worries about doing so. Now is the…

Being in a business partnership, aka a business marriage, will test you in every way possible.  Yes, it has the potential to allow the two of you to really live your values and your mission and have a meaningful impact in the world, while giving you the flexibility to have it work with the rest…

Launching a new business means having to encounter some unexpected challenges and occasional setbacks. Having a business partner can make many of these moments more manageable as long as you have the right person. It also requires that you both have the skills to cultivate a positive, resilient and collaborative working relationship. However, this is…